The
Peggy F. Morton, Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence: This award, created under the 28th Watch, pays tribute to Stf/C
Peggy F. Morton who passed suddenly in July of 2010. Peggy
was one of five winners of the 2008 USPS
national Chapman Award for Teaching Excellence. In honor of her
achievement, each year CISPS recognizes those instructors who become our
nominee for outstanding instructor with this award.

CISPS 2017 Chapman Nominee is P/C
Ed Shimansky, SN:

P/C Ed Shimansky, SN receives District 4's nomination for the 2017
Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching. National
winners will be announced at the USPS Annual Meeting in February.

CISPS 2016 Chapman Nominee is P/C Jeffrey
Taylor, SN:

CISPS members congratulate and celebrate P/C Jeffrey Taylor, SN,
2016 NATIONAL WINNER OF THE CHARLES F. CHAPMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
OF TEACHING at November General Membership meeting.

USPS 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando

P/C Jeffrey Taylor - National Winner of the Charles F. Chapman Award
for Excellence in Teaching and C/CLouisOjeda

V/C Craig Fraser, 3 National winners of the Charles F. Chapman Award
for Excellence in Teaching and C/CLouisOjeda

P/C Jeff Taylor, SN
exemplifies the finest beliefs and traditions of USPS.He joined USPS in 1998 and in 18 years he has earned 17 merit
marks.Since the day he
joined USPS he has been driven to learn all that he can from the
USPS educational programs and has been dedicated to on–water safety
through education.He
has taught the ABC course, the Sail course and in the last several
years has been CISPS’ Chairman of both JN and N.He holds a US Coast Guard Captain’s license and has made 4-5
runs from NY to the Caribbean transporting sailboats for winter
layover and then returning them back to their homeports in the late
spring.

He has a love of the sea and its many traditions and is truly a
dedicated teacher.JN
and N are USPS’ longest, and in many respects, the hardest courses
to teach, but Jeff will run a course if there is a desire by even a
single member to take it.In fact a few years ago after attending a holiday party at
Westchester Sail & Power Squadron (a different district form ours),
Jeff learned that several members were waiting years to take JN
because they had no instructor.Jeff offered to teach the course for them and in fact ran the
classes for months at his home.These members finally receive their JN thanks to Jeff’s
tireless efforts.

As an instructor Jeff is indefatigable, he will meet with students
any time and any place, whether it is a 0500 for star sights or at
night for a one-on-one help session to grasp some concept that they
had difficulty with in class.His enthusiasm for and knowledge of the subject matter is
contagious and motivates his students to excel.He is truly a person who represents through word and actions
the USPS Educational Program creed.